Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Apr 9: A person who has been cheated of Rs 8.78 lac in an online money doubling ponzi scheme has filed a complaint in this regard with the police.

On March 13, an unidentified person from the number +447468726354 sent the complainant a WhatsApp message regarding a part-time job opening. He then gave the complainant a task while also asking the latter to pay up Rs 100 which the complainant duly paid through the Phonepe app. Later, the unidentified person sent the complainant a Telegram app link that talked about a money doubling scheme on completion of 8 tasks. The unidentified person got the complainant to transfer a total sum of Rs 4,25,068 in phases.

Later, the same person offered the complainant a loan from Bajaj asking the latter to pay up towards processing charges, TDS, GST, bank security deposit to different bank accounts amounting to another Rs 4,53,638 totalling a payment of Rs 8,78,706 between March 13 and April 3 and then cheating the complainant.